So she couldn’t not meet him, but if she went out with a bare face, he would see the scratches on her face and ask her about it in detail.
So she borrowed the nurse’s makeup and hurriedly came out with full makeup, which she doesn’t usually do.
It must look very strange.
“No. You’re too pretty, so I don’t like it.”
“Pardon?”
Lola couldn’t understand his words for a moment, why he didn’t like it when she was pretty.
“I only want to see you when you’re pretty.”
Lola unknowingly chuckled. Dylan, who had finally released her chin, handed her the cake he had bought.
“I bought it on the way. You like cake, right?”
But at Dylan’s words, a tear fell down her cheek before Lola could even stop it.
She knew very well that she shouldn’t cry in front of Dylan, but the tears flowed uncontrollably.
What should I do?
He’ll notice soon.
Sure enough, Dylan’s hand grabbed Lola’s chin again, already sensing something strange.
Dylan’s eyebrows arched sharply for a moment.
“Why are you crying?”
“Why are you crying?”
He felt uneasy, in a way.
Worried that something bad had happened to Lola.
She wasn’t one to easily share her inner thoughts.
He wondered if her night shift had been too hard, but quickly shook his head.
She wasn’t the type to exaggerate.
Then why?
Could that bastard, Kent or whatever his name was, be harassing Lola?
All sorts of wild guesses flooded his mind in a short amount of time, and Dylan couldn’t take his eyes off Lola.
“So, something got in my eye.”
Lola blinked a couple of times, telling a lie she wasn’t very good at.
Dylan’s gaze was quite intense as he looked at Lola, as if trying to determine whether her words were true or false.
“And I was touched that you bought me my favorite cake.”
She added, trying to avoid his gaze, but Dylan still held her chin and didn’t let go.
“Why would you cry over something like that?”
“I’ll enjoy it. Thank you, Dear.”
“Eat it quickly.”
Only then did Dylan release her chin and hurriedly unpack the cake.
He took a piece of cake with a fork and brought it close to Lola’s mouth.
Instead of readily accepting it, Lola hesitated and opened her mouth.
“I’m sorry. Dylan.”
Dylan frowned slightly.
It wasn’t the first or second time she’d said something like this as if it were a habit, and Dylan felt uncomfortable because it made their relationship feel unfamiliar and distant.
“Why again? What are you sorry for this time?”
Lola carefully watched his expression and cautiously spoke.
“Actually… I have another night shift today.”
Another night shift?
Honestly, he didn’t like it, but wasn’t it unavoidable?
Dylan could understand it well enough.
So there was no need to feel sorry.
“Why are you sorry?”
“Because I can’t cook for you. You don’t like eating out.”
Dylan sighed softly.
Worrying about such unnecessary things.
I’m more worried about you being tired.
No, what kind of hospital makes you work two consecutive night shifts like that?
Dylan blamed the hospital for no reason.
“You really! Don’t think about such useless things and eat quickly.”
Dylan took another piece of cake with the fork and put it in Lola’s mouth. The strawberry cake, which he usually enjoyed, was sweet and delicious, but Lola’s heart was heavy, so she couldn’t really taste it.
She also had to bring up postponing the wedding photoshoot for a few days, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Lola’s expression looked somewhat dark, but Dylan didn’t think much of it at the time.
He just assumed it was because of the night shift.
*****
It was very difficult to keep up with Dylan’s long strides, but Lola managed to endure it.
Finally, when they arrived in front of the hospital entrance, Lola waved and said goodbye.
“Dylan, please go carefully.”
“Yeah.”
As Lola turned around, she saw Frank opening the entrance door and coming out.
When their eyes met, Frank seemed dumbfounded to see Lola in her doctor’s gown.
‘Prosecutor, you absolutely can’t tell Dylan.’
Lola said in a ventriloquial voice, nodded, opened the entrance door, and went inside.
‘That guy wouldn’t blurt everything out to Dylan, would he?’
She knew that Prosecutor Frank wasn’t a gossipy person, but she couldn’t help but feel a little worried.
Feeling uneasy, Lola took out her cell phone from her gown pocket and wrote a short message to Frank.
Only then did the tension release, and her body slumped. Lola almost collapsed on the floor, but a nurse who happened to be passing by in the hospital lobby hurriedly supported her.
“Doctor, are you okay?”
The nurse looked at Lola with a worried expression.
Lola was soaked in sweat, but she waved her hand, saying she was okay.
She looked fine on the outside, and the nurse, not knowing that Lola was hurt, thought she was really okay and went on her way.
Lola stood there for a long time, gathering herself, before she could finally take a step.
